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    This document outlines a lesson plan about determining the age of the solar system. The goals are for students to understand plate tectonics and how it affects dating Earth's rocks. Students will play a game to compare evidence from the inner solar system to determine which object (Earth, Moon, Venus, or meteorites) scientists can use to date the solar system. Key evidence presented includes the oldest dated rocks from each object and how atmospheric differences and volcanism affect crater formation on Venus and Mars compared to Earth. Students will also observe a convection demonstration and relate it to plate tectonics and Earth's crust recycling over billions of years.

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    This document outlines a lesson plan about determining the age of the solar system. The goals are for students to understand plate tectonics and how it affects dating Earth's rocks. Students will play a game to compare evidence from the inner solar system to determine which object (Earth, Moon, Venus, or meteorites) scientists can use to date the solar system. Key evidence presented includes the oldest dated rocks from each object and how atmospheric differences and volcanism affect crater formation on Venus and Mars compared to Earth. Students will also observe a convection demonstration and relate it to plate tectonics and Earth's crust recycling over billions of years.

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    Bold Questions Are Assessment Questions To Be Answered Individually

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    This document outlines a lesson plan about determining the age of the solar system. The goals are for students to understand plate tectonics and how it affects dating Earth's rocks. Students will play a game to compare evidence from the inner solar system to determine which object (Earth, Moon, Venus, or meteorites) scientists can use to date the solar system. Key evidence presented includes the oldest dated rocks from each object and how atmospheric differences and volcanism affect crater formation on Venus and Mars compared to Earth. Students will also observe a convection demonstration and relate it to plate tectonics and Earth's crust recycling over billions of years.

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    Planetoidagories:

    Goals
    Studentswillunderstandtheconceptofplatetectonics,whyrockrecycling
    makesEarthsrocksunusablefordatingtheageofoursolarsystem
    Studentswillbeabletocomparetheutilityoffourdifferentsourcesofevidence
    fordeterminingtheageofthesolarsystem.
    Studentswillcomprehendthatscientistsareabletoaccuratelymeasuretheage
    ofrocks(agebeingthetimetheysolidified)usingradiometricdating
    Objectives
    Studentswillplayagamethatinvolvescomparingobjectsintheinnersolar
    system,andwillgeneratealistofcluestodeterminewhichofthe4statementsis
    true:
    1. ScientistcanuseEarthtodeterminetheageofthesolarsystem
    2. ScientistcanuseMoontodeterminetheageofthesolarsystem
    3. ScientistcanuseVenustodeterminetheageofthesolarsystem
    4. ScientistcanuseMeteoritestodeterminetheageofthesolarsystem
    studentswillusewhattheyhavelearnedtoprovetheyhave
    chosenthecorrectanswer

    Studentswillobservethephenomenaofheatdrivenconvectionandrelateitto
    platetectonics

    EarthsOldestrocks

    4.033.6billionyears

    MoonsOldestrocks

    4.54.4billionyears

    Meteorites

    4.64.4billionyears

    http://geomaps.wr.usgs.gov/parks/gtime/ageofearth.html

    TheGame
    pointsformostobservations
    pointsforuniqueanswers
    askforatleastoneortwoclarifyingquestions&createscoreboardonwhiteboardbefore
    beginning
    boldquestionsareassessmentquestionstobeansweredindividually
    Rounds
    Round1
    MarsvsMoon
    bothhavelotsofcraters
    Whydoyouthinkboththemoonandmarshavesomany
    craters?
    theyhavebothbeenbombardedbylotsofstuff

    RiddleRound
    VenusAtmospherevsVenussurface
    Whatdothesetwoimageshaveincommon?(5bonuspointsfor
    correctanswerorgoodargument)
    Venushasanintenseatmosphere

    Round3:Startsettingupactivity
    VenusvsMars
    Venushaslesscraters
    Whatarethedifferencesbetweenthesetwoplanetsthatcauseoneto
    havemorecraters?
    Venushasaheavyatmosphere+
    volcanism

    Round4:continuetosetupactivity
    EarthvsVenus
    Earthhaslesscratersthanvenus

    ConvectionActivity
    Seehandout
    Answertwoquestiononhandoutwhileobserving

    Round4
    ChallengevsEarthscrosssection
    Howcanweusetheconvectionexperimenttoexplainwhathasbeen
    happeningtoEarthscrustforbillionsofyears?(feelfreetodraw
    diagramsandusethechallengeasananalogy)
    hotwater=core
    icecubes=coolingthathappensatthesurface
    tubofwater=mantle
    WhymightearthhavefewercratersthanVenusandVenusfewerthan
    Mars?
    HowdoscientistknowtheageoftheEarthscrust?
    radiometricdating
    IfwecannotuseEarthscrusttoageEarth,whatelseisinthethe
    solarsystemthatwecoulduse?
    Themoon:butisyoungerthanearth
    meteorites:
    70meteoriteshavebeendatedusing5different
    methods
    Meteorites=Fragmentsofasteroidsthathavelandedon
    Earthssurface
    Asteroids=smallprimitiveobjects(rocks)orbitingthesun

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